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BY FAITH JOSEPH. Joseph stands as an example having faith even when many people treat you wrongfully. Joseph should have been a prince in the Land of Promise; instead he was a slave in Egypt. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
BY FAITH JOSEPH
Joseph stands as an example having faith even when many people treat you wrongfully.
Joseph should have been a prince in the Land of Promise;
instead he was a slave in Egypt
Joseph should have retired as manager over Potiphar’s
estate; instead he went to jail accused unjustly of assaulting
Potphar’s wife.
Joseph should have gotten out of the jail when he
interpreted the butler and the baker’s dream correctly;
instead he stayed in the jail 2 more years.
It was faith that made Joseph, when he was about
to die, speak of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, and leave instructions about what should be done with his
body. Hebrews 11:22
Many people never entrust their life to God because of
what someone else has done to them.
Are you one of them?
Jacob
Joseph
Joseph’s brothers
Potiphar’s wife
Pharaoh’s butler
Life was not fair to Joseph, but in spite of that he
entrusted God with his life and became the 2nd most powerful leader in Egypt.
Goshen
Lest we forget:
The writer of Hebrews spells it out that it was by faith that
Joseph was able to overcome all that he overcame.
Joseph himself was quick to tell Pharaoh that his ability to
interpret his dream was not his own but that GOD will give him “an answer of peace.”
1. Learn the purpose of adversity in your life.
2. Keep trusting your God when it looks like your situation is hopeless.
There is no situation that God cannot handle.
Have you been hurt deeply by someone very close to you?
Trust God.
Have people laughed at you when you told them what God revealed was
His will for your life?
Trust God.
Has someone falsely accused you?
Trust God.
Has someone made promises to you that they didn’t keep?
Trust God.
“God is too good to be unkind. God is too wise to be
confused. When you cannot trace His hand, you can always trust His heart.”
3. Keep dreaming His dream for you to make a difference in your world.